impotent

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• /ˈɪm.pə.tənt/
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From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: слаб (slab) — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Bulgarian: безсилен (bezsilen) — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Catalan: impotent — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Esperanto: senpova — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• French: impuissant — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Hindi: नामर्द (nāmard) — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Hindi: नपुंसक (napunsak) — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Italian: debole — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Russian: бесси́льный (bessílʹnyj) — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Russian: сла́бый (slábyj) — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Spanish: impotente — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Ukrainian: безси́лий (bezsýlyj) — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Ukrainian: безси́льний (bezsýlʹnyj) — lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• Bulgarian: безпомощен (bezpomošten) — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Catalan: impotent — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Esperanto: senpova — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Hindi: नामर्द (nāmard) — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Hindi: नपुंसक (napunsak) — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Italian: impotente — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Russian: бесси́льный (bessílʹnyj) — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Russian: сла́бый (slábyj) — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Russian: беспо́мощный (bespómoščnyj) — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Spanish: impotente — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Ukrainian: безси́лий (bezsýlyj) — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Ukrainian: безси́льний (bezsýlʹnyj) — lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
• Central Bikol: bawas — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Bulgarian: импотентен (impotenten) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Catalan: impotent — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Chinese Mandarin: 不舉 /不举 (bùjǔ) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Chinese Mandarin: 不行 (bùxíng) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Czech: impotentní — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Dutch: impotent — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Esperanto: impotenta — incapable of sexual intercourse
• German: impotent — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Ancient Greek: ἄστυτος (ástutos) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Hindi: नामर्द (nāmard) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Hindi: नपुंसक (napunsak) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Italian: impotente — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Russian: импоте́нтный (impoténtnyj) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Russian: страда́ющий импотенцией (stradájuščij impotencijej) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Swedish: impotent — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Tagalog: limawon — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Ukrainian: імпоте́нтний (impoténtnyj) — incapable of sexual intercourse
• Bulgarian: импотентен (impotenten) — sterile
• Catalan: impotent — sterile
• Hindi: नामर्द (nāmard) — sterile
• Hindi: नपुंसक (napunsak) — sterile
• Russian: стери́льный (sterílʹnyj) — sterile